Dietrich Henschel explores the background to Mahler’s songs and Clara Pons’ powerful film.

BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Rachmaninov's Vocalise

Lianne La Havas with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Discover New Music

BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters

Vilde Frang on Britten's Violin Concerto

Michael Zev Gordon introduces his new Violin Concerto with Carolin Widmann

Edward Gardner introduces our varied programme of Eastern European music

Diana Burrell introduces her Concerto for Brass and Orchestra

Robin Hood Swings In

Sakari Oramo in conversation with Clemency Burton-Hill

Conductor Laureate Jiří Bělohlávek conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 8

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring (extract)

Janine Jansen talks about Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending

Ryan Wigglesworth discusses his piece Etudes-Tableaux

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 3 'Pastoral Symphony'

Semyon Bychkov talks about conducting Elektra at the Royal Albert Hall

Conductor Sir Andrew Davis and cellist Paul Watkins introduce Finzi's Cello Concerto

Conductor Edward Gardner talks about Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo discusses the BBC SO's Nielsen Cycle and the composer's 6th Symphony

The BBC SO performs Mahler Symphony No.7

Conductor James Feddeck sings the praises of Barber’s Symphony No.1